Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 19
Saṃnyāsa-dharma — Qualifications, Threefold Renunciation, and the Conduct of the Yati
नैकत्र निवसेद् देशे वर्षाभ्यो ऽन्यत्र भिक्षुकः / स्नानशौचरतो नित्यं कमण्डलुकरः शुचिः
naikatra nivased deśe varṣābhyo 'nyatra bhikṣukaḥ / snānaśaucarato nityaṃ kamaṇḍalukaraḥ śuciḥ
भिक्षुक वर्षाकाल को छोड़कर एक ही स्थान पर न रहे; अन्य समय में अन्यत्र विचरे। वह नित्य स्नान और शौच-शुद्धि में तत्पर रहे, कमण्डलु धारण करे और पवित्र रहे।
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing on dharma-yoga discipline
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By emphasizing śauca (inner–outer purity) and non-attachment to place, the verse points to the Atman as unstained and free; the mendicant’s disciplined life mirrors that purity through conduct.
It highlights preparatory yogic discipline (yama/niyama-style observances): wandering without clinging, seasonal restraint (staying put only in the rains), and constant snāna–śauca as supports for steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.
Though framed by Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu), the teaching aligns with Śaiva-Pāśupata ascetic norms—showing the Purāṇa’s synthesis where devotion and discipline are shared across Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva yogic-dharmic paths.